Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children (NAEYC, No. 242) (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 149 pages
• Publisher: National Association for the Education of You; 1 edition (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 093598920X
• ISBN-13: 978-0935989205
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #246,299 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading, June 25, 2007

By	kidcase (U.S.) - See all my reviews

I was shocked to see the low reviews given this book, and once I read them thought I should chip in my 2 cents to offset the bizarre review previously submitted. This book is a standard for anyone interested in issues around equity and diversity and how the politics of our culture can best be answered and improved through our work with young children. We've known this since LBJ was president and he commissioned the Kerner Report - in order to stop bias and the anger that it causes, we need to start with the youngest among us. I've had this book by my side for the almost 20 years I've worked with children, and consider it to be as crucial and important as Sue Bredecamp's DAP. This is not a book of lies, it's the most honest direct approaches to diversity. And it speaks the truth.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential ECE Teacher Resource, September 24, 2007

By	SDavisson "SDavisson" (California) - See all my reviews

Louise Derman-Sparks book continues to be a favorite of mine since I first purchased it nearly 18 years ago. As a teacher of young children, I found it invaluable in helping me create a classroom that tangibly respected the diversity of our families (chapter 2, "Creating an Anti-Bias Environment" was especially helpful with this task). When I first came upon the book I was well versed in helping children develop high self-esteem, but this book helped me realize that sometimes that positive identity is based on ethnocentrism or stereotyping. The introduction to the book was most thought provoking! I read "Boys need to learn competence without also learning to feel and act superior to girls"...and "Differences are good; oppressive ideas and behaviors are not." This book helped me move from a multicultural (tourist) approach to a genuinely respectful anti-bias approach to help children affirm and enjoy cultural identities in their community. Chapter 7 "Learning about Cultural Differences and Similarities" is an invaluable resource for planning respectful activities. I encourage all teachers of young children to read and use this most valuable resource.

2 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am still searching for this book, October 3, 1999

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